Today we are reporting 1 Resident that has tested positive for Covid-19. We continue to ask that you refrain from visiting our facility if you or a close contact has recently been feeling sick or has tested Covid positive. As always, you are welcome to call the facility with questions or concerns.
For the next 14 days face masks will be required when visiting the facility.
Administration
-Updated 3/30/2023
Today we are reporting 1 Resident that has tested positive for Covid-19. We continue to ask that you refrain from visiting our facility if you or a close contact has recently been feeling sick or has tested Covid positive. As always, you are welcome to call the facility with questions or concerns.
For the next 14 days face masks will be required when visiting the facility.
Administration
-Updated 3/28/2023
Smithfield Manor Inc
902 Berkshire Rd
Smithfield NC 27577
It is the policy of Smithfield Manor to adhere to the below listed Federal and State guidelines as it relates to community transmission and masking. While the community transmission rate is below a “High” status and the facility remains out of outbreak status, Smithfield Manor will not require masking.
Any resident, visitor or staff member may choose to continue to utilize source control to include masking, regardless of community transmission status.
CDC Recommendations
When SARS-CoV-2 Community Transmission levels are high, source control is recommended for everyone in a healthcare setting when they are in areas of the healthcare facility where they could encounter patients.
- HCP could choose not to wear source control when they are in well-defined areas that are restricted from patient access (e.g., staff meeting rooms) if they do not otherwise meet the criteria described below and Community Levels are not also high. When Community Levels are high, source control is recommended for everyone.
When SARS-CoV-2 Community Transmission levels are not high, healthcare facilities could choose not to require universal source control. However, even if source control is not universally required, it remains recommended for individuals in healthcare settings who:
- Have suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection or other respiratory infection (e.g., those with runny nose, cough, sneeze); or
- Had close contact (patients and visitors) or a higher-risk exposure (HCP) with someone with SARS-CoV-2 infection, for 10 days after their exposure; or
- Reside or work on a unit or area of the facility experiencing a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak; universal use of source control could be discontinued as a mitigation measure once no new cases have been identified for 14 days; or
- Have otherwise had source control recommended by public health authorities
NC DHHS Community Transmission and Masking
- If the facility’s county COVID-19 Community Transmission is high, everyone in a healthcare setting should wear face coverings or masks.
- If the facility’s county COVID-19 Community Transmission is not high, the safest practice is for residents and visitors to wear face coverings or masks, however, the facility could choose not to require visitors wear face coverings or masks while in the facility, except during an outbreak. The facility’s policies regarding face coverings and masks should be based on recommendations from the CDC, state and local health departments, and individual facility circumstances.
- Regardless of Community Transmission, residents and visitors may choose not to wear face coverings or masks and/or have close contact (including touch) when alone in the resident’s room or in a designated visitation area. Residents (or their representative) and their visitors should be educated about the risks of physical contact and not wearing masks prior to the visit. If a roommate is present during the visit, it is safest for the visitor to wear a face covering or mask.
Administration
-Updated 3/9/2023